Everyone to the table.

[SamF]

We eat at the table.... in front of the 42" plasma :P

We're halfway there :P

[shakermaker]

Originally Posted by Lilly

It doesn't matter so much if you are on your own or a young student living at uni but when you are setting an example to children it is very important.

We need to start them off on the right path with table manners otherwise we end up with a generation of people who haven't a clue how to behave at a table because they've never been shown.

We need to set the standards for the children to follow.

Lol. Fair enough.

[blazey]

Originally Posted by Lilly

It doesn't matter so much if you are on your own or a young student living at uni but when you are setting an example to children it is very important.

We need to start them off on the right path with table manners otherwise we end up with a generation of people who haven't a clue how to behave at a table because they've never been shown.

We need to set the standards for the children to follow.

What makes those standards right though?

My asian friends at uni sat on the floor with their family and eat with their hands, does that make them savages?

Convention doesn't necessarily imply it is correct.

[Lilly]

Originally Posted by blazey

My asian friends at uni sat on the floor with their family and eat with their hands, does that make them savages?

I wouldn't be too impressed if I was seated next to them at Franco's.

[Bonnyboy]

Originally Posted by blazey

What makes those standards right though?

My asian friends at uni sat on the floor with their family and eat with their hands, does that make them savages?

Convention doesn't necessarily imply it is correct.

Maybe your Asian friends need to integrate more fully with British culture if they expect to integrate with our society…just a thought.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by blazey

What makes those standards right though?

My asian friends at uni sat on the floor with their family and eat with their hands, does that make them savages?

Convention doesn't necessarily imply it is correct.

if they were eating human remains then yes but if not then no

we origionaly used bread as a plates which would then be eaten after the meal was finished which would also be eaten using fingers and not cuttlery and plates etc ,these items were a luxury for the upper classes but over time people saw themselves as having a higher status level if they copied the upper classes

its a bit like in the early 80's when it was considered posh if you had a vhs recorder but now in the 2000's it is no longer seen as a status infact they probably go for about £2 on a carboot sale

[accyman]

Originally Posted by SamF

We eat at the table.... in front of the 42" plasma :P

We're halfway there :P

you could flip that tv and use it as a tv/dining table

space saving tip right there for you and you can still watch tv and eat

[cashman]

Originally Posted by blazey

What makes those standards right though?

My asian friends at uni sat on the floor with their family and eat with their hands, does that make them savages?

Convention doesn't necessarily imply it is correct.

its the standards we were brought up with in this country, agree with bonnyboy.

[accyman]

when drinking tea i am going to start extending my little pinkie

i mean my bloody finger by the way

[blazey]

Originally Posted by Bonnyboy

Maybe your Asian friends need to integrate more fully with British culture if they expect to integrate with our society…just a thought.

Why do they need to live by 'british culture' inside the privacy of their own homes?

And what exactly IS british culture when we live in a country that has a massive takeaway industry specialising in foods from all over the world? Or is the charming indian/chinese/italian (to name a few) industry just a figment of my imagination.

And like I said cashy, it's nothing more than convention. It's no different than discussing what utensils people use to eat their food. If it gets the job done then it doesnt really matter does it?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by blazey

Why do they need to live by 'british culture' inside the privacy of their own homes?

ya said your asian friends at uni.